Belonging and Friendship: Pinky and Rex

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ELA

Unit 3

2nd Grade

Lesson 1 of 22

Objective


Describe Pinky and Rex’s relationship and Pinky and Amanda’s relationship by using details from the text to describe characters and character relationships.

Readings and Materials


  • Book: Pinky and Rex by James Howe  — Chapter 1

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Target Task


Discussion & Writing Prompt

Describe Pinky and Rex’s relationship.

Describe Pinky and Amanda’s relationship.

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Key Questions


  • How does the illustration on p. 2 help a reader better understand Pinky and Amanda?

  • Describe how Pinky feels about Rex. How can you tell?

  • Describe how Rex feels about Pinky. How can you tell?

  • Model fluent reading: “Watch as I read the character dialogue on this page. What do you notice about my voice as I read?”

Vocabulary


annoying

adj.

describes a thing that really bothers you

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Common Core Standards


  • RL.2.3 — Describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges.
  • RL.2.5 — Describe the overall structure of a story, including describing how the beginning introduces the story and the ending concludes the action.
  • RF.2.4 — Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.

Supporting Standards

L.2.1.d
RF.2.3
RL.2.1
RL.2.7
RL.2.10
SL.2.1
SL.2.2
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